GB1056070A - Improvements relating to gas-cushion vehicles - Google Patents
Improvements relating to gas-cushion vehiclesInfo
- Publication number
- GB1056070A GB1056070A GB46166/62A GB4616662A GB1056070A GB 1056070 A GB1056070 A GB 1056070A GB 46166/62 A GB46166/62 A GB 46166/62A GB 4616662 A GB4616662 A GB 4616662A GB 1056070 A GB1056070 A GB 1056070A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- cushion
- rib
- members
- inflatable
- ribs
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
- B60V1/00—Air-cushion
- B60V1/11—Stability or attitude control
- B60V1/12—Stability or attitude control by dividing the cushion
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60V—AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
- B60V1/00—Air-cushion
- B60V1/04—Air-cushion wherein the cushion is contained at least in part by walls
- B60V1/046—Air-cushion wherein the cushion is contained at least in part by walls the walls or a part of them being rigid
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
- Transportation (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Woven Fabrics (AREA)
- Passenger Equipment (AREA)
- Vehicle Body Suspensions (AREA)
- Fluid-Damping Devices (AREA)
Abstract
1,056,070. Air-cushion vehicles. HOVERCRAFT DEVELOPMENT Ltd. Dec. 5, 1963 [Dec. 6, 1962], No. 46166/62. Heading B7K. In an air-cushion vehicle, the cushion is contained for at least part of its periphery by a wall structure comprising a plurality of deflectable rib members depending downwardly below the lower part of the vehicle and spaced apart to form a series extending for the said part of said periphery of the cushion, each rib member having a stiffness in a direction normal to said periphery sufficient to sustain the pressure of the cushion when formed, cushioncontaining means extending between the rib members to assist in containing the cushion while permitting variation in the spaced-apart relationship of the rib members and stabilizing means separate from or forming part of said cushion containing means and attached to each rib member and providing a support tending to return said rib members to their positions before deflection. In Fig. I (not shown), each rib member 1 is flexible and is attached to the vehicle by a flexible connection 2 and adjoining ribs are connected by springs 12 which hole them in positional relationship, but permit them to deflect as they pass over obstacles. To contain the cushion a flexible membrane 14 is attached to the inside edges of the members 1. In Fig. 4 (not shown), each rib member is inflatable through a duct 5, the profile of the shins 4 of each rib being maintained by cords 3 and cushion retention is provided by inflatable bags 20, or alternatively by panels of foamed material. The base of each rib may be formed with an abrasion-resistant shoe and ribs which are inflatable may be formed at their bases with apertures to form fluid curtains, similar apertures being provided in cushion-retaining inflatable bags where provided. The ribs may be wider at the top than the bottom and rear and intermediate transverse cushion retaining panels may be provided in which air is blown over the convex surface of a curved member to develop a fluid curtain at the base of the member.
Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB46166/62A GB1056070A (en) | 1962-12-06 | 1962-12-06 | Improvements relating to gas-cushion vehicles |
FR44251A FR1387946A (en) | 1962-12-06 | 1963-12-05 | Improvement to vehicles moving over a surface |
US328337A US3249166A (en) | 1962-12-06 | 1963-12-05 | Ribbed cushion bounding walls for ground effect machines |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB46166/62A GB1056070A (en) | 1962-12-06 | 1962-12-06 | Improvements relating to gas-cushion vehicles |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB1056070A true GB1056070A (en) | 1967-01-25 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB46166/62A Expired GB1056070A (en) | 1962-12-06 | 1962-12-06 | Improvements relating to gas-cushion vehicles |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US3249166A (en) |
FR (1) | FR1387946A (en) |
GB (1) | GB1056070A (en) |
Families Citing this family (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB1087411A (en) * | 1964-02-20 | 1967-10-18 | Hovercraft Dev Ltd | Improvements relating to gas-cushion vehicles |
FR1409903A (en) * | 1964-07-23 | 1965-09-03 | Bertin & Cie | Improvement to vehicles with air cushion and flexible skirt |
FR1442532A (en) * | 1965-05-07 | 1966-06-17 | Bertin & Cie | Improvement of the joints in solid material delimiting an air cushion |
FR1444896A (en) * | 1965-05-26 | 1966-07-08 | Bertin & Cie | Improvements to devices generating air cushions or other pressurized gas suitable in particular for land or water vehicles |
GB1177341A (en) * | 1966-03-11 | 1970-01-07 | Owen Richard Maddock | Improvements in or relating to a Plenum Chamber Air Cushion Vehicle |
DE1278256B (en) * | 1966-03-11 | 1968-09-19 | Cross & Jackson Ltd | Hovercraft in full chamber design |
US3631938A (en) * | 1968-05-01 | 1972-01-04 | Aerojet General Co | Fluid cushion cells for fluid cushion vehicles |
FR2125147B1 (en) * | 1971-02-12 | 1974-09-27 | Kleber Colombes | |
GB1474391A (en) * | 1974-02-21 | 1977-05-25 | British Hovercraft Corp Ltd | Air cushion vehicles |
US4083425A (en) * | 1977-03-16 | 1978-04-11 | Rohr Industries, Incorporated | Passive stern seal for air cushion vehicle |
US4422517A (en) * | 1977-05-04 | 1983-12-27 | Hammerschlag Peter G | Bag-positioned hinged seals for air cushion vehicles |
US4328760A (en) * | 1979-07-05 | 1982-05-11 | Dome Petroleum Limited | Skirt construction |
Family Cites Families (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB935825A (en) * | 1958-09-01 | 1963-09-04 | Hovercraft Dev Ltd | Improvements in or relating to vehicles for travelling over land and/or water |
US3066753A (en) * | 1960-02-26 | 1962-12-04 | Curtiss Wright Corp | Ground effect machine |
FR1339354A (en) * | 1962-11-20 | 1963-10-04 | Westland Aircraft Ltd | Stabilizer device for ground effect vehicles |
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1962
- 1962-12-06 GB GB46166/62A patent/GB1056070A/en not_active Expired
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1963
- 1963-12-05 US US328337A patent/US3249166A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1963-12-05 FR FR44251A patent/FR1387946A/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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FR1387946A (en) | 1965-02-05 |
US3249166A (en) | 1966-05-03 |
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